Lawmakers: Make TANF Work for Children
Cara Baldari, John Sciamanna | September 26, 2016 |
Youth Today 9/21/16 The verdict is out: 20 years later, the only federal cash assistance program for low-income families desperately needs an overhaul. In …
Fact Sheet: 2015 Data for Children in Poverty
Cara Baldari | September 22, 2016 |
2015 saw some positive news for children, with the national child poverty rate dropping from 21.1 percent in 2014 to 19.7 percent in 2015, resulting …
Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections
Annie E. Casey Foundation, C. Eugene Stuerle, Julia Isaacs | September 20, 2016 |
Kids’ Share 2016 is our tenth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. The report finds the children’s share of the …
Congress May Be at Recess, but Advocates Still Hard at Work
Bruce Lesley, Gabriel Vasquez (Former Staff), In The News | September 6, 2016 |
Youth Today By Allen Fennewald 9/6/2016 When Congress adjourns for recess, youth welfare advocates often take a break during the summer. However, with the presidential …
Embrace Our Nation’s Diversity and Youth, Not Walls
Meg Biallas, In The News | September 5, 2016 |
Huffington Post By Bruce Lesley 9/5/16 It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and …
Home Visiting Programs Work: Here’s the Proof
Gabriel Vasquez (Former Staff), Karen Howard, First Focus Campaign for Children, In The News | August 22, 2016 |
The Chronicle of Social Change By Karen Howard 8/22/16 As a career advocate for children, I applaud Los Angeles County’s innovative efforts to reduce child …
Former foster kids tell Congress what policies they needed
Gabriel Vasquez (Former Staff), In The News | August 20, 2016 |
Bryan County News By Lois M. Collins 8/20/16 When Vaneshia Reed was 15, she was removed from the home of her mother, who abused …
Pay Up or Park: Texas Links Child Support to Car Registration
Gabriel Vasquez (Former Staff), First Focus Campaign for Children, In The News | August 9, 2016 |
Governing The state’s rare approach is meant to increase child support payments. But some say it will do the opposite. By J.B. Wogan 8/9/16 …